INDUSTRY FOCUS
. . .
The communication
challenge – is the
Effective communication
in a world of information
overload and instant
gratification is difficult to
achieve. But this becomes
even more challenging
when the accuracy of the
information on which these
communications are based
comes into question.
DATA
CORRECT ?
This
is
the
challenge
that
community
managers and HOAs face on a daily basis, so
they ask themselves:
• How do I manage all the information across
multiple spreadsheets and databases?
• Is our information accurate and available in
real time?
• Who owns the information, is it secure, and
who has access to it?
• How do I effectively manage information
that is captured in different formats?
• How can I eliminate duplication of
information across multiple channels?
• Is our chosen technology solution evolving
and adapting with the technology
demands of the time, or is it a legacy
solution?
Typically, there are multiple databases with
multiple entry points, and the consistency
and accuracy of the information is an ongoing
battle for community managers and HOA
administrators.
ONE SOURCE OF TRUTH
These days, community managers and HOAs
the golf club yet another. And that’s before proves to be a challenge to even the smartest
we even consider special interest groups like among us.
dog walkers, birders and parents with children
At REDi we understand these challenges, and
at the same school.
this has driven us to create platforms that
are faced not only with managing communities
but with the unenviable and unsustainable If that challenge weren’t enough, people assist communities with both communication
task of managing vast amounts of data in (residents, administrators, etc.) now demand and management of information through
multiple databases that include everything real-time access to information. This vast various
from home owners and property information amount Community Portal.
to club membership and security access. information silos, combined with allowing While the security company may have one varying database, the HOA may have another, and information
of
information
degrees
that
across
of real-time
is constantly
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multiple
digital
platforms
such
as
our
to We strive to create one source of truth in
changing, which property and resident information is
access